The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-08-13
Personal.

Mr. A. Dimmick, of Bellevue, returned last
Saturday morning from Ruston, where con-
yention of delegates from the various Farm
ers' Unions" in the State was held last week.
We are pleased to learn that the meeting was
quite successful, and chat the next annual
meeting, thanks to Mr. Dmmick's intelligent
efforts, will be held in Opelousas about this
time next year.
Prof W. III. N. Magruder, of Baton Rouge,
was in Opelousas a few days ago and gave us
an appreciated call The Professor is the
principal Of that fine preparatory school, the
Collegiate Institute OF Baton Rouge, and one
of the oldest educators in the South.
Mrs. L. Goldstein of New Orleans is on a
visit to her relatives and friends here.
Miss Laura Mayo departed on last Satnr
day mornings train for Lafayette, where she
will visit friends before returning to her
home at Lake Charles.
Miss Minerva Jewett of Plaquemine Ridge,
was on q visit to her friends Misses Pamela
Moore and Eva Williams, on Wednesday last
Our senior editor, in company with MIR. j.
wife, aud Messrs Michel Halphen and Jac-
cues Perrodin, left for the piney woods in
| Calcasieu parish last Saturday. They expect
| ed to be absent nine or ten days
| Those sportsmen par excellence, DR.. A. }
Bereier. C.. Brand, Jno. Mornhinveg and Chas.
Anselm departed for the Darbonne on Friday
| the 5th. where they have doubtless thorough
| " enjoyed the fine fishing, hunting and bath
| ing for which that limpid stream is justly ia
l nous. :,
Messrs. T. H. and E. T. Lewis, L. E. Littell
IC NJ Thompson, G. +. Garland, K. Latreyte
Joseph and Marks Firnberg, and probably
others, left town ON Wednesday evening TO
Bell Cheney Springs, where papegeai or pape
qaud shooting took place the next day and
large gathering was expected. We are no
advised as to the nature of the trophies the.
secured. We return thanks to Mr.. IL. Erlicl
: for his kiud invitation to be present.
We are under renewed obligations to Capt
Garland for files of late papers, among whlcl
are the New York World, the Standard Hen
ry Georges Anti Poverty paperl, Albany Jour
nal, Saratoga Springs Union, etc.
Mr.. w. b. White, a rising young lawyer o
Abbevilie, was in town on Thursday.
Messrs. Homere Barousse and H. ID. Ill
Bride. promiueut citizens of Church Poin
paid our town a brief visit on Thursday.
Mr.. T. C.. Chachere, of Prud'homme City
and DR.. Z. Chachere, of Plaquelniue Ridg'
shed the light of their benign countenance
I on our half deserted streets this week
Mrs. Robert Chachere and children speI
J | the week with her sister, Mrs. Or, Latloiai
at Broussardville.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. DuRoy and charmin
d little daughter, Maud, returned from Sot
|, Lake last Saturday. Mrs. DuRoy has pee
I cutie i'll since her return,
2 Sheriff Dusen's family have taken up the
Q residence at the "future great"-CroWiey. :.
y Mrs. w. A. Sandoz spent few days at Ia
i fayette last week, visiting relatives an
Q friends.
8 Miss Hannah Levy, of Lafayette, spent
+ few days here last week as the guest OF Il
s family of MIR. s. Jacobs. !.
Z MISS Louise Jones, Of New Orleans, is
j. anest of Mrs p. l.. Hebrard. !,
Miss Marie Genin, OF Sinmspoft, IS
/. guest OF Miss Rose Perrodin.
= mr.. J. IL Cain, accompanied by his sister
l Misses Bella and Jennie. and Miss berti
= Ourv. of New Orleans, paid flying yasit
: Crowley last Sunday, where they were .
Z guests of Mr.. j. Frankel.
q Miss Yetta Jacobs won the prize onereu
! j fha Social Club to the yonng lady selling =
: most tickets for their entertainment last we
"A very pretty gold medal with the monogra
of the club I'D raised letters.